Iberia
Random House Publishing Group · Paperback · March 10, 2015
“Massive, beautiful . . . unquestionably some of the best writing on Spain [and] the best that Mr.
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- Who it’s for
- Michener brings celebrated history and intimate observation together in a vivid portrait of Spain.
- Themes
- Spain's history, Spanish cultural traditions, Lived experience of place
- Genres
- Spain & Portugal Travel, Spanish & Portuguese History, Travel Writing
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“Massive, beautiful . . . unquestionably some of the best writing on Spain [and] the best that Mr. Michener has ever done on any subject.”—The Wall Street Journal Spain is an immemorial land like no other, one that James A. Michener, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author and celebrated citizen of the world, came to love as his own. Iberia is Michener’s enduring nonfiction tribute to his cherished second home.
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In the fresh and vivid prose that is his trademark, he not only reveals the celebrated history of bullfighters and warrior kings, painters and processions, cathedrals and olive orchards, he also shares the intimate, often hidden country he came to know, where the congeniality of living souls is thrust against the dark weight of history. Wild, contradictory, passionately beautiful, this is Spain as experienced by a master writer.
Spain, Seen Closely
Michener brings celebrated history and intimate observation together in a vivid portrait of Spain.
Come here for
- Bullfighters, cathedrals, olive orchards, and the histories around them
- A writer’s affectionate eye for Spain’s hidden, everyday life
Expect
- Vivid nonfiction shaped by personal experience
- A country presented in its contradictions, beauty, and historical weight
Where it sits
| Spanish & Portuguese History | 80% |
|---|---|
| Spain & Portugal Travel | 77% |
| Travel Writing | 66% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Spain & Portugal Travel
- Travel Writing
- Travel Resources
- Authors
- James A. Michener
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- March 10, 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Spain's history · Spanish cultural traditions · Lived experience of place
- Reading lane
- Spain & Portugal Travel